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Kids shine as Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' goes big

NEW YORK - The cast of "To Kill a Mockingbird" ditched its sombre Broadway home Wednesday for the cavernous Madison Square Garden, performing the play for 18,000 school kids in an electric one-time-on...

Feb 27, 2020

China struggles to revive manufacturing amid virus outbreak

BEIJING - Factories that make the world's smartphones, toys and other goods are struggling to reopen after a virus outbreak idled China's economy. But even with the ruling Communist Party promising he...

Feb 27, 2020

Top nominee Polanski to skip French Oscars after rape claim

PARIS - Filmmaker Roman Polanski is skipping the awards ceremony for France's equivalent of the Oscars - where his latest movie leads this year's nominations - because of protests prompted by a new ra...

Feb 27, 2020

Plácido Domingo drops upcoming shows at Spanish opera venue

MADRID - Global opera star Plcido Domingo has cancelled his upcoming performances at one of Spain's main opera houses as officials and music venues in the tenor's home country reassess their ties afte...

Feb 27, 2020

Democrats band together to knock Sanders during debate clash

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders and seized on Mike Bloomberg's past with women in the workplace during a contentious debate Tuesday night that tested th...

Feb 27, 2020

Virus outbreak stalks markets as 2020 gains get wiped out

LONDON - Global shares fell sharply once again Wednesday as fears over the speed of the new coronavirus around the world accentuated. With the spread around Europe gathering pace - Greece became the l...

Feb 27, 2020

Stocks open sharply lower; Dow 10% below recent record high

NEW YORK - Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, extending a weeklong rout and bringing the Dow Jones Industrial Average 10% below the record high it hit two weeks ago. Investors continue t...

Feb 27, 2020

IOC member casts doubt on postponing or moving Tokyo Games

TOKYO - A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers ar...

Feb 27, 2020

US economy grew at 2.1% rate in Q4 but virus threat looms

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.1% in the final quarter of last year, but damage from the spreading coronavirus is likely depressing growth in the current quarter and for 202...

Feb 27, 2020

US orders for durable goods slip 0.2% in January

WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods dipped in January, pulled down by decreased demand for cars, auto parts and military aircraft. The Commerce Department said Thur...

Feb 27, 2020